"Abraham Lincoln called this document, which took effect in 1863, 'a fit and necessary war measure."

Thomas knew the answer, but he spelled it wrong. The right answer was "Emancipation Proclamation," but Thomas added a "t" to "Emanciptation Proclamation," and the Jeopardy! judges ruled that it was the wrong answer.

Meanwhile, Skyler Hornback, seventh grader from Kentucky, set the all-time record for kids, $66,600.

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